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Atherton Bridge

Worcester County, Massachusetts
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'Barrel Shot' Showing Wooden Deck

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Overview
Iron pony truss bridge over South Branch Nashua River on Bolton Road
Location
Worcester County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1870 by J.H. Cofrode & Co.; closed to traffic in 1975
Design
Wrought- and cast-iron Post pony truss with Phoenix columns
Dimensions
Span length: 72.0 ft.
Total length: 72.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.44478, -71.67203   (decimal degrees)
42°26'41" N, 71°40'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/280249/4702620 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Clinton
Inventory number
BH 44053 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
Built 1870 (62)
Built during 1870s (544)
Bypassed (114)
Cast iron (51)
Golden Age of Iron Bridges (31)
HAER documented (781)
Massachusetts (431)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
 Phoenix columns (28)
Pony truss (13,216)
Post truss (9)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,995)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,896)
Truss (23,566)
Worcester County, Massachusetts (54)
Wrought iron (225)

Update Log 

  • February 7, 2010: Added by James Baughn

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